William Dubay (1948-2010) was an editor, writer, and artist for Warren Publishing, excelling on books like Creepy , Vampirella , 1984 , and ...

Before the words “defund the police” became a hot media slogan, author John Shirley experimented with the idea for his hard-hitting crime-f...

Author Frank Roderus (1942-2016) was a newspaper writer and author that penned over 300 novels, most of which were westerns . He earned two ...

Lester Virgil Roper (1931-1998) graduated from the University of Oklahoma and became a teacher. He later served in the Kansas House of Repre...

Remember the one where Mack Bolan becomes the star of the Chuck Norris “bring'em back” alive flick Missing in Action ? Well, it never h...

Peter McMurtin authored the three-book series The Assassin for Dell in 1973. Double-dipping into the cookie jar, the author was also emplo...

In the 1970s, Hollywood became fascinated with the large transport truck, aka “big rig”, “18-wheeler”, “tractor-trailer” or simply “Mack”. F...

Arthur Gordon (1913-2002) was a Yale graduate and Rhodes scholar that fought in WW2 and later became an editor for slick magazines like Goo...

Author Herb Fisher (1932-2001), a North Philadelphia native, began writing as a sports editor for his high school. On a football scholarship...

With the success of The Executioner , Pinnacle began creating titles that captured the action-oriented, vigilante feel. In 1973, the publis...

Paperback Warrior continues to devour the literature of Jon Messman . We've covered his series titles like The Trailsman , Handyman , Ca...

Author David Wade used the pseudonym of Alan Bomack as an anagram of the fictional hero Mack Bolan . As Bomack, David Wade authored  four ti...

Episode 91 is a special Father's Day episode! Eric and his father, Chris discuss the life and literary works of William W. Johnstone. We...

The seventh installment of Randy Wayne White's Hawker series was published by Dell in 1986. Authored under the pseudonym of Carl Ramm, ...

Powerhouse publisher Pinnacle capitalized on its own success with  The Executioner with a wildly successful, over-the-top vigilante serie...

After the deadpan narrative in Vegas Vendetta , the ninth installment of The Executioner  series, I was alarmed that author Don Pend...

The publishing industry for men's action-adventure paperbacks in the 1970s was a fertile ground to create house names, marketable char...

Journeyman  Chet Cunningham authored a four book series from 1987-1988 titled The Avenger . It's an odd title because the series was ...

Inspired by 'The Executioner', Pinnacle released a 35-book series titled 'The Butcher' from 1970-1982. Under house name St...

Joseph Gilmore's biggest contribution to the men's action-adventure genre is the Nick Carter: Killmaster series. Beginning with S...